$658 million lost to movie piracy in Japan in 2005

Posted on April 27, 2008
Filed Under Asia, counterfeit and piracy |

In 2005, Japan’s film industry loss an estimated 80 billion yen ($658 million) to piracy.

Source: Japan Patent Office, “FY 2004 Survey Report on Losses Caused by Counterfeiting”,March 2005.

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